Trialeurodes similis Russell, 1948

Martin, Jon H., 2005, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Part 2 - a review of the subfamily Aleyrodinae Westwood, Zootaxa 1098 (1), pp. 1-116 : 59

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1098.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5054414
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scientific name	Trialeurodes similis Russell
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Trialeurodes similis Russell View in CoL

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Trialeurodes similis Russell, 1948: 31 View in CoL . Holotype, USA (Florida).

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region: Belize, Mexico; Nearctic Region: USA (Florida).

COMMENTS. T. similis is a member of the variabilis group of Russell (1948). In Belize, it is currently only known from a single colony on Waltheria indica (Sterculiaceae) , a roadside herb with densely tomentose leaves.